Thematic Focus: Solutions

News:

 "Trump Revives Rhetoric on Keeping Refugees in Host Countries," VOA News, 19 Sept. 2017 [text]
- The article quotes from Trump's UN speech: "'For the cost of resettling one refugee in the United States, we can assist more than 10 in their home region,' he said, adding that the U.S. gives financial assistance to refugee host countries: 'out of the goodness of our hearts, we offer financial assistance to hosting countries in the region, and we support recent agreements of the G-20 nations that will seek to host refugees as close to their home countries as possible. This is the safe, responsible and humanitarian approach'." See also related PolitiFact article and Washington Post fact checker.

Publications:

Australia–United States Resettlement Arrangement (Kaldor Centre, Sept. 2017) [text]
- Note: As this Guardian news story reports, at least 50 refugees from Manus Island and Nauru have just been approved for resettlement in the U.S.

Drastic Drop in US Admissions is Bad News for Muslim Refugees (Human Rights Watch, Sept. 2017) [text]

From ‘Tolerated’ Asylum Seeker to ‘Accepted’ Refugee: Reflections on Refugee Integration in Scotland (RLI Blog, Sept. 2017) [text]

Nigeria’s Conflict Victims Can’t All Go Home. They Must Be Resettled (African Arguments, Sept. 2017) [text]

"Private Sponsorship of Refugees Grows, along with Resettlement Needs," Reuters, 19 Sept. 2017 [text]

Refugee Resettlement in Small Cities (Univ. of Vermont, Aug.-Sept. 2017) [access]
- Follow link to project report and updates, located at the bottom of the page.

"The Remaking of Fractured Landscapes: Supporting Refugees in Transition (SpiRiT)," Information Research, vol. 22, no. 3 (Sept. 2017) [open access]

Scaling Canada’s Local Immigration Partnerships (LIPs) Model for Proactive Refugee Resettlement, Policy Points, no. XI (International Migration Research Centre, June 2017) [text]

Third Country Resettlement: International Law and Minimum Standards Relevant to the Resettlement of Refugees from Nauru and Papua New Guinea (Kaldor Centre, Dec. 2016) [text]

"Trump to Look at Even Stricter Cap on Refugees," PBS, 21 Sept. 2017 [text]
- See also related Reuters story.

"When Helpful Refugee Resettlement Programs End, These Mentors Step in," PBS, 8 Aug. 2017 [text]

Why Hide the Facts about Refugee Costs and Benefits? (Migration Policy Institute, Sept. 2017) [text]
- Commentary on White House opposition to a draft HHS study that finds refugees contribute greater economic benefits than costs to the United States.

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Resettlement (14 Sept. 2017)

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